The question (12 marks)
Discuss the law regulating the employment of children, explaining how the statutory prohibition goes beyond the constitutional prohibition and what the amendment of 2016 changed. (12 marks)
MU Module III, child labour; pack ch. 03 and quick-reference sheet 4.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · The Social, Constitutional and International Status of the Child of Law Relating to Women and Children.
Authorities you will need
- Constitution of India, Article 24
- Constitution of India, Article 21A and Article 39(e) and (f)
- Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986, section 3(1)
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